Bachelor of Music at Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University awards a Bachelor of Arts in Music in the areas of voice and piano, with a concentration in music performance or music studies. 

A Bachelor of Arts in Music enables SLU graduates to pursue further degrees in music performance, music education or musicology at other institutions. In addition, the music program offers performance and study opportunities for all interested SLU students through private lessons, studio classes, courses in music theory and literature, and participation in ensembles.

SLU's music program is located in Xavier Hall and contains classrooms, teaching studios, rehearsal spaces and practice rooms available to currently enrolled music students. Every semester, the program presents a varied series of concerts, recitals, lectures and masterclasses by guest artists, faculty and students. All concerts and recitals are free and open to the public.

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts is an integral part of Saint Louis University. In the arts, one finds truth, beauty and the celebration of God's creation. Because the arts reflect the world around us, they provide an excellent opportunity to study humanity, aesthetics and cultural values together with theory and practice.

Additional program highlights include:

• Double majoring in music is possible with most other majors at SLU.
• SLU will soon be an all-Steinway school, gradually replacing its old instruments with an armada of new Steinway pianos over the coming years.
• Popular performing ensembles accessible to the entire SLU community include the University Chorale, Mastersingers, String Orchestra, Concert Band, Pep Band and Jazz Ensemble.
• Additional performance opportunities for advanced student musicians include the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Chorus, Union Avenue Opera, Winter Opera Saint Louis and the SLU Mass Choir.
• Just a short walk from campus brings students to an array of venues such as the Fabulous Fox Theater, Chaifetz Arena and Powell Symphony Hall, where students can listen to the world-class St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1. Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of standard technique appropriate to the student's instrument or voice in solo recitals and/or juries.
2. Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of standard technique appropriate to the student's instrument or voice in ensemble performance.
3. Graduates will be able to employ techniques specific to ensemble performance including blending in a section, following direction, and performance etiquette.
4. Graduates will be able to recognize, identify, and apply standard Music Theory elements including tonal harmony, counterpoint, voiceleading, non-tonal harmony, and notation.
5. Graduates will be able to analyze tonal and non-tonal music including that of the 20th century.
6. Graduates will be able to memorize basic facts related to music history and interpret music in relation to those facts.
7. Graduates will be able to demonstrate functional skills at the piano.